WILL THE REAL CHRISTIAN PLEASE STEP FORWARD – Part Five
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
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Good Works by Grace
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2Tim
2:19-21 (NIV) ..."Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn
away from wickedness." In a large house there are articles not only of
gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and
some for ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an
instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and
prepared to do any good work.
· When speaking of good works, it is important
to note that such can never save us, and this is a serious deception often
warned about in scripture. Rather it is the other way around: if we are really
saved then we will do good works. These are produced in us by the
ministry gifts of the Holy Spirit, given by the grace of God.
1Pet
4:10-11 (NAS) As each one has received a special gift, employ it in
serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Whoever
speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever
serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so
that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ...
Rom
12:6-8 (Phi) Through the grace of God we have different gifts. If our
gift is preaching, let us preach to the limit of our vision. If it is serving
others let us concentrate on our service; it if is teaching let us give all we
have to our teaching; and if our gift be the stimulation of the faith of others
let us set ourselves to it. Let the man who is called to give, give freely; let
the man in authority work with enthusiasm; and let the man who feels sympathy
for his fellows in distress help them cheerfully.
Eph
2:10 (NIV) For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good
works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
2Tim
1:6 (NIV) For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God...
2Cor
9:8 (NIV) And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all
things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good
work.
Jas
2:17b-24 (NIV) Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
...I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe... Even the demons
believe... Do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?...
Abraham's... faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was
made complete by what he did... You see that a person is justified by what he
does and not by faith alone.
Acts
26:19-20 (NIV) [Paul:] "So then... I was not disobedient to the vision
from heaven... I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove
their repentance by their deeds."
Col
1:10-11b (NIV) ...That you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please
him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the
knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious
might.
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